Description

LUCY VAUTHRIN (PARIS, FRANCE, 1885 – PARIS, FRANCE, 1945)

 

 

 

 

Lucy Vauthrin was a French soprano active during the first decades of the 20th century. She was a member of the renowned Opéra-Comique in Paris, one of France’s most important lyrical institutions, where she performed in the French opera tradition.

Her name appears in connection with performances at the Opéra-Comique, including Gluck’s Alceste in 1904, presented under the direction of Albert Carré, the influential director who shaped the artistic identity of the theatre at that time. She also appeared in Benjamin Godard’s La Vivandière at the Théâtre de la Gaîté in 1907.

Vauthrin was also active in the musical life surrounding the Opéra-Comique. Composer Armand Marsick dedicated his mélodie “Nocturne” to “Mademoiselle Lucy Vauthrin, de l’Opéra-Comique,” indicating her standing among the singers associated with the company.

Outside the stage, Vauthrin belonged to the artistic circle of early 20th-century Paris. She is mentioned in connection with the designer Eileen Gray, for whom she purchased decorative works in the 1920s and 1930s. Contemporary sources sometimes spell her surname as “Vautrin,” which has caused some confusion in identifying her appearances.

Lucy Vauthrin died in 1945. Though her recorded legacy is limited, she remains a representative figure of the French operatic scene of the Belle Époque and the interwar period, particularly through her association with the Opéra-Comique and its tradition of French lyrical singing.

 

 

TRACKLIST

 

Armide (Gluck) Air de la Naïade 33656 5204h G&T, Paris 1907

Chérubin (Massenet) Aubade 33657 5205h G&T, Paris 1907

Fermons nos rideaux (Delmet) piano Marc Berthomieu F1010 13035 Artiphone, 1931

J’suis bête (Charron) piano Marc Berthomieu Artiphone, 1931

La chambre d’enfants (Moussorgsky) La Poupée s’endort piano Marc Berthomieu F 1007 13032 Artiphone

Les Saltimbanques (Ganne) La bergère Colinette 0268 2211 Pathé

Les Saltimbanques (Ganne) Valse 0268 2215 Pathé